The Sun. — London, England, 1838-09-05 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The supplement to the official correspondence between the Government of Buenos Ayres and the French Admiral, inserted in another portion of our paper, shows that the real object of France in its conduct towards the Argentine Confederation has been the extortion of a treaty admitting its own subjects to an equality of privileges with those of England and the United States, and that the injuries al leged to have been committed on French citizens by the Republic, brought forward as the pretext for the rupture, had no existence. The question is reduced to two demands on the part of the French Admiral :—" I. An engagement to treat the French and their property in the same manner as are treated the property and persons of the most favoured nation. 2. To recognize in the French Government the right to claim indemnities in favour of the French who may have suffered unjustly in their persons or property in consequence o f a cts of the Argentine Government." The absurdity of putting forward this latter propo sition as a formal demand, involving as it does the imprescriptible and recognized right of every country, is pointed out by the Buenos Ayrean Government, whilst explaining its readiness to give every consideration to the first proposal, on the appointment by France of a diplomatic agent empowered to negotiate on the subject. The Governor at the same time resists the demand of the formal declaration required by the French Admiral, so long as it is enforced by the hostile act of a blockade. It is clear that these reasonable explanations left the French Admiral no ,ustification for continuing his belligerent atti tude, but the precipitate withdrawal of the French Consul rendering it impossible for the latter to resume his func tions without compromisinc , the dignity of France by the betrayal of the futility of his complaints, placed the Admi ral in the predicament which must be the natural result of aline of policy at variance with the established law of na tions, substituting violence for reason, and aggression for peaceful negociation. The manner in which the French Admiral endeavours to explain away the injustice of his proceeciings is a lamentable comment upon the character of his Government. Addressing the Governor of Buenos Ayres, be says— " Your Excellency cannot imagine, as you have done me the honour to state, that I have presented myself before Buenos Ayres at the head of a squadron, to impose upon the Argentine Government by a display of force. I have never conceived the idea of threatening any cne ; threats have al ways appeared to me useless and unworthy a man of honour. " Your Excellency knows that two French vessels have for some time past been stationed off Bucnos Ayres, that it was becessary to employ another to convoy me thither ; conse quently this junction was entirely fortuitous, and certainly had not the oljrct that your Excellency appears to have attributed to it." Such is thh disclaimer of the French Admiral, whits, writing from a squadron exercising under his command a right only justifiable in war, and which, from the impossi bility on the part of France of extracting a pretext for war from the preposterous grounds she has advanced, offers the prospect of an interminable interruption of the commerce of all nations with the interior of South America. Under such circumstances what is the position of England? Has any step been taken to terminate a state of things no less de grading to our rational dignity than subversive of our ina lienable rights? or are we to continue to exhibit to the states of North and South America, to Russia, to Persia, to Eg) pt, to our colonies in the East and in the West, the spectacle of a n ition powerless to defend any single interest beyond its own shores? In her Majesty's speech at the opening of the last Session of Parliament, the Foreign Minister of England, whilst. refraining from allusion to tl e fereign allies of Great Britain, boasted of basing called into exis tence a new State beyond the Atlantic—the Confederation of Peru Bolivia. Have measures been taken to fortify this alliance, or has not the power of England been ren dered subservient to Louis Philippe even in this remote region of the globe? Scarcely had her Majesty announced the political existence of this new State, when her Royal brother of France communicated to the Chambers a sepa rate convention with only a portion of it. " I have con cluded with the Bolivians a treaty of commerce, and I hope that we shall in succession eitablish with all the States of South America connexions of which our com merce will feel the happy effects." " Everywhere (adds the King of France) our squadrons to our con - mate-cid relations the support and protection which they have a right to expect." In this single sentence is proclaimed the absence of principle and justice on the part of France, the consciousness of the necessity of arms to enforce that in jus;:ice, and of the concurrence of an English Minister in her sacrifice of the rights of all mankind.—Times. It was asserted yesterday in this Jouinal that " the Tories gloried in their shame—that they cast that reproach upon Ministers which justly belonged to themsel, es," and that they pointed with infinite satisfaction to the few goad measures which the last Session produced, as a proof that Tory feeling was predominant in the Legislature as well as in the country, and that her Majesty's Ministers were wholly unworthy of the public confidence. We need not adduce the slightest proof of these assertions. It is to be found every morning and every evening in the columns of our Tory Contemporaries. It is their daily food—the thing they live by—their anchor of hope—their unfaing topic of reproach, or unappreciated commiseration. We know that they are eager for office—that they would abandon all and every principle by which they have hitherto been held together, in order to get a taste again of the sweet sa vour of " the flesh-pots of Egypt ;" and we do not blame them ; but unfortunately, " weak, unwise, and incapable," as they allege her Majesty's Ministers to be, the public aces not sympathize with them. The Pension-list, with all its baseness, meanness, and spoliations, still rings in their ears, and the cry is still " any Government but one com posed of Tories." This is the filet, gentlemen of the Tory broad sheet, and ye are wasting your ink and paper in vain in attempting to prove to the public the converse of our proposition. The Ministers are in office by the voice of the people, as well as by that of the Legislature, and until you can make the people of England forget, in the first place, the taxes and atrocities of which your party were guilty in their high and palmy days, and, in the second, the large, extraordinary, and unheard-of reforms effected during the last eight years by the Whig Government, it is in vain for you even to dream of office for your friends and patrons. We know that, following the example of Sir Robert Peel, they can turn and turn again, and though in their hearts Tories, become Radicals in appearance ; but we have had two exemplifications of the inutility of the policy of " sacrificing conscience to expediency," and a third will assuredly find no more favour in the eyes of the people of England.—Morning Advertiser. The petition of the National Guards of Paris, complain ing of the restriction of the franchise in France to about 180,000 voters, and praying for an extension, is, as wehave already stated, calculated to make the French Government somewhat uneasy. The National Guards consist chiefly of the very class by the support of which the Government of Louis Phillippe has hitherto been able to make head against the Royalists and the Democracy. Men who petition with arms in their hands are apt to assume a menacing tone if their petitions be refused. In this country the petitioners for an Extension of the Suffrage do not at present find much countearnee in the middle classes. It is not that the middle classes are satisfied with the present state of things. So far from this being the case, the conviction is, we believe, almost general that the Reform Bill re quires itself to be reformed, and it is certain that that measure has by no means produced the benefits anticipated from it. It was understood that it would have the effect of transferring the return of the Members of the House of Commons from the oligarchy to the great mass of the possessors of property. This, how ever, it has not done, and the disappointment is in conse quence very great. Had that been effected which was an ticipated, the progress towards the amelioration of our laws and institution s would have been safe and easy. At present, instead of that being the case, the middle-classes are impressed with the hopelessness of effecting substantial amelioration s without once more co nvulsing the country. While the Ref orm Bill has thus disappointed the expecta tions of the country, the incessant calls on the people to register their votes, and the trouble t o whic h they are thereby exposed, i s f e l t as a grievous annovance. The business of pro v idi ng f or the wants of the da y is t oo serious an a ff a i r i n E ngland to allow of throwing much supererogatory laZ:our on the industrious c lasses . In most parts the utmost Ai ffi culty h as , in conseq uence, been felt of raising even the sm a ll es t sums for cond ucting the business of the Registratio n Courts. In one populous place we lately visited, the sum of 5/. could not be col lected. We regret this exceedingly ; for though there is no disposition on the part of the middle classes at present to put to hazard the advanta g es the y enjoy , by a despe ra t e coalition with the incendiaries and agitators now appealing to the masses and raising the banner of Universal Suffraje, we are not the less convinced that the first storm which .agitates the political world will sweep the present obstacle isefo,e it, and open the door to changes which may no t b e safe or beneficial. I n an able article which we h ave copied from the Scotsm an, describing the most marked o f the gradations between absolute despotism and perfectliberty we think our Contemporary has v iewed the working of the American democracy in too favour av b ie a fight. The im- asression left on us by the able works of Tocqueville and Chevalier, and the recent exhibitions on our Canadian Iron tiers, is, on the contrary, of a peioful nature. .The labour ing, classes in America may • be in more easy circumstances •see in this country a re ; but we see duct, as exhibited in their most en . - rav York, Boston, Philadelphia , us in love with the rule of the multi = of that multitude seems to us to of a most outrageous character. Who intelligence and property shell be se Ls to render Universal Suffrage safe, is a ther not attempt to solve at present. We confess we have strong doubts on the subject. The history which our Contemporary has given of the change in our Con stitution, effected by reporting alone, is curious ; and there is little doubt of the truth of what he states. The power of the oligarchy was indeed shaken by reporting. The late Mr. Windham, a man who thought for himself, used to assert that the moment the House of Commons allowed the publication of Reports, the Constitution of England became de facto a democracy, because the parties in the House pled their cause before the tribunal of the people of England. The House, it may be said, might at any time put a stop to this practice. But here the vanity of in dividuals interposed. Even Mr. Windham was as eager as any other man to cut a good figure in the newspapers, and on his affecting indifference on the subject, Cobbett reduced him to silence, by producing the most striking disproof of his assertions. An agreement of the reporters of that day not to report his speeches, on account of an insult offered by him to them, plunged him in the greatest distress. Thus the desire of Members to have the proof of their eloquence in wisdom or wit furnished to the whole public, led to the formation of a new power, and the Reform Bill is the constitutional recognition of it. That matters can remain as they are—the House of Lords op posing a veto on all measures of substantial improvement, and the aristocracy setting the provisions of the Reform Bill at nought, by bribing the venal and intimidating the timid—we will not for a moment believe. All our fear is that the mad obstinacy of the aristocracy, by openly cling ing to laws founded on unjust principles, such as the Corn law, and by resisting measures called for by the public voice and attended with no danger, will, ere long, impel the mid dle classes to take steps which ultimately may effect greater charges in our institutions than may be safe and beneficial. —Morning Chronicle. The Globe of last night declares itself an advocate for a milder system of punishment than exists in this country at present. But our Contemporary is a cautious politician, a very moderate Reformer, like the Ministers whom he de lights to serve, when the suppression of sanguinary laws, and the discontinuance of legalised murder, are the changes which he professes to advocate. Accordingly, no sooner does he take up the cause than—as if startled at his own rashness, he proceeds to censure those who have gone be fore him in the undertaking with much more determina tion, and we fear we must add sincerity. Our Contempo rary is quite scandalised at the idea of " mixing up party malevolence with the question whether a fellow-creature shall be consigned to death," &c., meaning, we presume, by party malevolence all allusions to the Government, however opposed that Government may be to the prin ciple of amelioration. Now, though we think we can see the motive of our present ally in denouncing all allusions of the kind, we cannot compliment his enthusiasm. The meaning of his querulous remonstrance, coupled with his timid advocacy. amounts to this You may attack the system of death punishment if you will, but do not say a word against my masters." But whatever the motive of our Contemporary may be, the majority of mankind will consider that those who have the power to aid or to ob struct the progress of a wise and enlightened course, and who use their power in obstruction, must calculate, among other consequences, upon hearing their conduct condemned. It may sound very harshly in the ears of their friends and retainers, but it is a necessary result of their own obsti nacy, and one of the means of correction which society is justified in employing for its own advantage. The next complaint is thus expressed—" Another consider a ti on arising out of the remission of t h e capital sentence in the four or five cases of murderers seutenced to death within the last few weeks is the exp ectation which it is calcula ted to engender, that in every case the extreme pe na lty will be escaped, while the law which enacts it still remains on the statute-book." There is no allusion here to the mitigating circumstances which distinguished any of the cases. The remission is at once assumed to be an evil, and its effect in counteracting the certainty of punish ment alluded to as a deplorable calamity. We agree with our Contemporary in ascribing to the certainty of punish ment all the importance he can desire. But the only way to to make punishments certain is to make them con formable to the spirit of the age. The gallows has had its day ; and whatever tenderness may still be felt for its re maining influence, it is in vain to think that people will sur render their feelings and opinions merely that the consis tency of the statute-book may be vindicated. With respect to the question of secondary punishments, it is certainly one that claims a large share of attention at the present moment. Society is sick of executions, and the sooner an efficient sy-s -, tern of secondary punishments is devised the better for of this we may rest assured, that whether a new system be de vised, or the present imperfect one continued, the aversion to bloodshed as a means of improving society will increase, sad the uncertainty of the gallows as a penalty or a school of reform will become every day more and more perceptiVe. How far the strictures of the Globe are calculated to pro mote the object which it set out with professing to advocate this brief notice may assist in explaining. That it is free from all enthusiasm will readily be granted, and with some persons that will pass for a merit.—Morning Herald. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. A person of the name of Bowden was yesterday charged under tile Act of Parliament, 2d Geo. 11., chap. 19, with fraudulently and clandestinely removing the household furni ture and other effects belonging to Mrs. West, from the house No. 31, Great Ormond-street, in order to defeat the claim of the landlord for arrears of rent due to him. The defendant carried away in a van a number of chairs and other articles from Mrs. West's house, No. 31, Great Ormond-street, and refused to tell where he had carried them to. A quarter's rent was due by Mrs West to Mr. Cham pion, Southampton-street (the complainant), and a broker had received instructions to distrain for the amount, but, on pro ceeding_ to the premises, he found them shut up. Mr. MINSHULL said, that if the defendant had no fraudulent intention he ought to tell where the furniture was, and if he had acted honestly in the matter he should give the landlord the information required by him. The defendant at first refused to say where the art'cl(s were, but at length admitted that they had been taken to No. 9, Bagnigge Wells-road. Mr. MINSHULL postponed the case until Friday, to allew the complainant an opportunity to ascertain if the information given by Rowden be correct. QUEEN-SQUARE. Caroline White, a girl only 18 years of age, was yesterday charged with stealing two gold watches, a quantity of jewel lery, plate, linen, and furniture, the property of her mistress. Mrs. Elizabeth Morgan, of No. 47, Coleshill-street, Pim lico, went a fortnight ago to Margate, leaving the prisoner, who had been from time to time employed by her as servant, in charge of the house, with strict injunctions not to leave it, and allowing her to be visited by any of her relatives. Prior to her departure she took great care to lock the different rooms, and beinc , a widow, had previously taken the precaution of hay ing her shutters lined with iron, as there were no males in the house who could assist her in the event of a visit from thieves. She returned on Monday afternoon by the steamer, and on ar riving at her residence was much surprised at finding it shut up, and no opportunity of gaining admission. She knocked repeat edly , and after the lapse of half an hour so employed, went into a neighbour's, where she remained until the arrival of the prisoner, which was something like an hour afterwards. She then desired the girl to get tea, and being inclined to divest herself of some part of her clothing, went towards her sleeping apartment, which she found was open. On entering the room she found her drawers broken open, and the whole of her wearing apparel strewed about the ground, the best having been taken away. Her attention was next directed to the bureau, the locks of which had also been broken, and the two gold watches, a guard-chain, and several valuable articles of jewellery stolen. She then hastened to the different rooms, and found that a clothes• press and every other place which she had left fastened had been forced, and that seven pillows, her blankets, sheets, counterpanes, and even the hangings of the bedsteads had been carried off. The pictures had been taken down from the wall,and every article of furniture was in disorder, presenting the appearance of being intended for a speedy removal. Pro secutriz went to the girl and inquired the meaning of such an extraordinary change, and received in reply that she (the pri soner) did not know anything about it, and not believing this statement, she immediately gave her into custody. The prisoner was remanded until Friday. Thomas Flower was yesterday again brought to this office, charged with very violent behaviour in the streets, and assault ing a police-constable. It will be remembered that this person had been charged at this office on the first occasion with at tempting to gain admission into the Abbey on the day of the coronation, and lastly with having contrived to get within a few paces of her Majesty's sleeping apartment in Buckingham Palace. On the latter occasion he had been held to bail, and was only discharged yesterday week. A police sergeant of the B division found the defendant creating a disturbance the previous night in Jew's row, Chelsea. On witness desiring him to go away, he assaulted him, and was so violent that the stretcher was fetched from the station-house to convey him there. Mr. Flower said in defence, that he was very sorry, and it was caused by some liquor he had taken. Mr. WHITE felt it his duty to hold him to bail to keep the pence for three months. We regret to say that private losses and a severe attack of Hiswife dependent is o on f a M highlyr. F o r :e s' : the it brain fever h ave b roug h t M r . Flower to his present state of ni , e s c l t a a b b o l u e r fa a m s a ily s , il a y n e d rsm ha i s th nine children d • for support. He is well connected. M ARLBOROUGH-STREET. A woman with three very young children came to the office to ask the advice of Mr Chambers. She had for eight years carried on business in Jersey, but owing to adverse circum stances she had been obliged to come to London with her fa mily. About eleven years ago she formed an intimacy with a tailor named Vaughan, under whose name she continued to pass, and with whom she had lived until within the last few bp. She had borne the man a large family, but only three were now living. A few days ago she was turned out of her lodgings in Soho, and the father of the children had entirely n earthly a and r e e l t s e o rs e h e e , and as deserted her an d his offspring, and bad g one t o hi s f ather, a tailor, in herC h e ah children Chapel-street. tr ee were starving and o t She had w withoutno 4 - la ! 41) kli 'le clasclass. ..-• - cond Nes ...,.... yr ., , , w, ..._..:,,:',- .., e i ~ y.... x ,_ . • •••• tisi . .. .. . , , ... , , :..... ~.. ~.,:. ~,: r s c ): ,')41',.. - ...,...„- - ---Aikv.:„` •d 1 34 stI it rleg j 4 74 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1838. wished to knew if there were no means by which the father of them, or his father, could be compelled to do something for their support. Mr. CHAMBERS said the grandfather could not be made to contribute towards the maintenance of her illegitimate off spring, nor could the father be compelled to support his own bastards. The new Poor-law obliged the mother to have the whole burthen upon herself, and as the applicant had chosen to have a family without having first got a husband, she must suffer for her fault. The woman said she had done wrong, and she was willing to endure the consequences, but unfortunately the punishment fell heaviest on her poor children. Mr. CHAMBERS said it certainly was a hard law which made the innocent suffer for the guilty ; but it was the law, and he could do nothing in the matter. The only advice he could give her in the case was for her to take her children to the house where the father was, and there let them stand until their father chose to relent. He would give her a trifle out of the poor-box, in order to enable her to fill their bellies, and that would allow them to make a long stay at the door of their grandfather's house. As a man could not be corn. pelted to support his own illegitimate children now, the only course open to the applicant was to find out the father and stick to him. A shilling was given to the woman, who left the office drowned in tears. Dennis Leary and James Duffey, a brace of the 41 seven millions," came before Mr. Chambers and M r. Carwi▪ ck, to have a charge of assault investigated. As often happens in Irish assault cases, the complainant ap peared without a mark, while the defendant had his face bat tered and plastered over in various places, indicating that he had got something very like " second best" in some affray. Mr. CHAMBERS—Now, Leary, state your case. Leary—Why, sir, yer honner, and plaze yer ludship, • that same Jimmy Duffey corned up to me stall wid three stones of coal in both bis fislits and a lump of broken glass in the other. " Now," says he, sir, yer honner, plaze yur ludship, "come out Dennis Leary and fight me fair like a man." " asy now," says I, " bekase I've two sieves of plums which I've just brought from the market, and in course I can't kick up a shindy wid ye just now." " You're a we wont have the likes of ye in our coort," said he. Then Jimmy ups wid his stones and downs one under me stall, and him and sivin more men murthered me intirely and mashed me two sieves of plums into mummies. Mr. CHAMBERS—Then there were eight men upon you all at once ? Come, now let us hear how you make that out. Complainant—There was Jimmy and his two sons, and Mor ris Lines and three more of his cushins. MAGISTRATE—That ' s only seven; who was the eighth man? Complainant—Why, Dinnis Leary's wife, to be sure, who pegged away at me like a statue engine, wid the fut of an old stockin'. MAGISTRATE—WaII, that could not do you much harm, I should think. Complainant—But may be she didn't forget to put a couple of whacks of coal in the toe of it. When the defendant obtained leave to make his statement, he put a very different complexion on the case. The com plainant was his tenant, and being determined to remain so, although he would not pay a farthing of rent, it had been ne cessary to put a broker in. The broker's job was a sort of sinecure, for all he found in the room was a couple of stout shillelaghs, one of which was flourished so close to his own head, that he was glad to make a rapid retreat to his employer. The defendant, however, stopped up the chimneys and took away the door and window of the room, hoping thus to drive his troublesome tenant out of possession. It was in revenge of this proceeding that a number of the complainant's friends set upon him in the court, and with qusrt pots and sticks gave him the severe wounds which he had exhibited. The Magistrates took a correct view of the affair, by di:- missing the warrant. HATTON-GARDEN. Yesterday morning - , when Mr. BENETT took his seat. Mr. White, the surgeon to the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, and St. George the Martyr, attended, accompanied by Mrs. Sangstcn, the wife cf a lunatic, who, it may be recollected, was brought to this office about a fortnight ago, from Hoxton madhouse, with other lunatics, in order to be passed to Han well Lunatic As3lum. On that occasion Mr. BENETT refused to; sign the order fir their admission, as he required further evidence than the surgeon's opinion as to their insanity, and the whole of them were taken Lack to the workhouse. Since that, it appears that Sangston made his escape from the workhouse and returned home to his wife, whom he had treated in so violent a manner that her life was in danger, and having given evident proofs of his insanity, she applied to the parish authorities ; and yesterday Mr. White attended with Mrs. Sangston to repre sent the case to the Bench, and the necessity of his being treated as a lunatic, and passed to the asylum, in consequence of his violent conduct. Mr. BENETT suggested that the matter ought to be brought before him in the regular way. Mr. White contended that something ought to be done im mediately, as the life of Mrs. Sangston was in danger whilst her husband was at large, as be was a decided madman. Mr. BENNETT again suggested that the case ought to be brought before him in the regular way, and not to come there brawling. Mr. White replied to this with considerable warmth, as he felt it his duty to come forward when the woman had been attacked so as to place her life in danger. He quitted the Court, and on arriving at the outside of the office he ordered Mrs. Sangston to go back to the Magistrate, and remain in the office. Her life was in danger through her husband, and she, as a British subject, could demand protection from the Magistrate. She returned and remained in the office for a short time, and Mr. White left much dissatisfied. Subsequently Mr. BENETT ordered that Hall, the officer, should be sent to one of the overseers of the above parish, to request his attendance, and in the course of the day Mr. Wilkes, an overseer, made his appearance, when Mr. BENETT explained to him what had taken place, and said, " When a person comes to me and states that a man is mad, and a dangerous person to be suffered at large, it is pro per that he should be taken care of especially after the affair which has lately taken place in Kent (Courtenay's affair), and that is the reason why I have sent for you. Mr. Wilkes--I can only say that he broke out of our work house, and made his escape. Mr. BENETT advised that the man should be brought before in the regular way, in order to be passed to a place of safety. Mr. Wilkes promised to attend to the case, and quitted the office. An elderly respectable-looking man, whose countenance showed care and affliction, and who was enveloped in a mili tary cloak, was brought up by the parish officers aef St. Pan cras, for the purpose of being passed to Hanwell Asylum. Mr. Escott, the parish surgeon, stated that his name was Charles Pelham. He was formerly a merchant shipowner, but had lost considerable property and was reduced to distress. Mr. BENETT—What is the nature of his delusion ? Mr. Escott—His delusions are various ; his delusion of to-day he will not be deluded upon to-morrow. On his road to the office he picked up a piece of bazlevvood, which he keeps tightly in his grasp, and will not part with it or let anybody see it. This delusion proceeds from the excitement of the disease. Mr. BENETT—What is your name?—My name is Pelham. Mr. BENETT—Pray what ails you ?--Dr. Escott can tell you that. Mr. Escott—You have got a piece of hazlewood ?—I have got it. Mr. &NETT—What do you want with hazlewood ?—To make tea; I drink it. Mr. Escott said he would boil it and make tea.—Yes, Mr. Escott, but I am not insane; you cannot say I am insane. Theplagistrates had no doubt upon the subject, and imme diately signed the order. A fine looking young woman, whose eyes were fixed on the floor dejectedly, was next brought in. Mr. BENETT inquired the nature of her delusion ? Mr. Escott—Profound melancholy. What is your name?—.They used to call me Hedges. Mr. Escott—Are you married ?—( Blushing)—No, not yet. It was stated that she was constantly in the same melan choly condition. Her order was also signed. Yesterday Mary Albany - oa UNION-HALL. YMahoney, baergwirellli, in was Mr. Bur ton,f of Jeremy, charged with robbing her master. brought servieeo b f e ore Mr. The prisoner obtained the situation in her master's service rd, Ca the about three weeks ago, and accounted for the circumstance of her having no reference as to character by saying that the family she had lived with were gone to tho Continent. She also said that her parents were in town, but that they had taken a strong dislike to her, owing to her differing with them on re ligious points and her refusal to accompany them to a Catholic chapel. Those statements of the girl appeared so feasible that she was at once taken into the service of Mr. Burton, but not many days had elapsed when a "sweetheart" mad e his ap pearance, and, with a view to deck this fellow out, she com menced purloining whatever property she could lay her hands upon, and which she thought would not be missed. She also broke open the box of a fellow-servant, and took from it three sovereigns, with which she decamped ; and, when su b sequen tly taken into custody , and her boxes having been examined, va rious articles belonging to her master and mistress were found. Since the discovery of the robbery it has been ascerta i ne d that the prisoner had succeeded in obtainin g a f ormer s i tuat i on by pretending th at all her friends had turned th e i r b ac ks upon her in conseq uence of her having become a convert to the Protestant religion ; that she should be persecuted by her relatives for having taken such a step as she rep resente d h a d the effect of exc itin g the commi seration of tho se to w h om s he told the talc , an d of securing for her the situation for which she applied. Evidence of two distinct charges of robbery having been given against the accused, she was fully committed. TIIE DEVIL'S LAWS.—It . is stat e d b y a corres pondent of the Manc hester Guard i an, that the extra price of grain now caused through the operation of the Corn-laws en tails an expense of 151. weekly, or 7701. a-year, on a f ac tory of 500 looms, in the ar ticle of dressing flour alone. L IV E FENCES.—In a course of Botanical Lec tures recently delivered , the attention of th e au di ence w as greatestre and which th e l ecturer con of late in the particularly directed to a new kind of live f ence which had s b i e d er r edo contrivedbe one, y of a the l improvements Dlr. Breese, science of gardening . It cons:sts of a natural living fence, formed by causing trees of ash, &c. (prepared and planted for the purpose), to grow and unite together so as to form open ings of any size of a lozenge or other shape. Twenty-eight Jewish converts have been within a few years past baptised at Liverpool, where also there is a a regular Hebrew service with the Hebrew Liturgy of the Church of England. PRICES OF CANALS, DOCK STOCKS, ASSURANCE COMPANIES,&c. &c. &c. LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPT. 4. Price Number Dividend of per CA NALS. p are er Shires. Annum. Paid. S h are 1,766 7 poi cent. Ashton and Oldham...Average 971.18 e. sh. 135 1,082 41. Ashby-de-le-Zouch . Average 1151.5 h. 65 1,260 Basingstoke 1001.6h. 5 1,005 5/, Brecknock and Abergavenny 1513/. sh. 100 13,000 1-16 sh. 91 6s. Birmingham, 1-16th share 811. & 711. 220 4 000 Ditto and Liv er p ool Junct...lool sle 100 pd 241 600 3!. Bridgewater and Taunton ...WU sh. all pd 64 400 4/. Chelmer and Blackwater 100/.sh. 102 500 481. Caventry 100/. sh. 745 4.545 .. . .... Croydon - ............. Average 31/.25.10d. 2,060 t 41. Os. Dudley . ......... ... 1001. sh. 83 100/.sh. 133 600 141. Derby 411.135. 4d . 20,000 4 per cent. Demme and Mayne pd 30 3,575 k 31. Ellesmere and Chester...... Average 133/. sk . . 700 77 231 46/. Eyewash 1001.8 n 1,297 281. Forth and Clyde Average 4001.165. sh. 570 1,600 12 1 . Grand Junction 1001. sh. 202 2,649 f 1/. Grand Unio n 1001. sh 25 11,500 Grand Surrey ..........., lOO/. sh. 20 3,000/. 41. per cent. Ditto (Western optional) Loan 1001. sh. all p 1004 C 3 096 600 131.12 s Bd. Glamor gans hire, Average cost 1721. 1501,4 d 23€ 749 10 1 . Grantham 6,238 21. Os. Huddersfield Average 5 100 7/. 68.6 d. sh d. 10 . 37 100 ..- . . ... Kensington sh. all p 5.328 11. 58. Kennet end Avon, Average 39/. 185.100/. 108. sh. 670 sh. 0511 2,997; 241 . Leeds and Liverpool 5451 13/. Leicester 140/. sh. 220 1,897 6/. Os. Leicester and Northampton Aver. 1 0/. 10s. 91 2.400 10/. Monm outhshire OO/ .sh. 201 150 10/. Melton Mowb ra y 1004 eh. 200 500 254 Mersey and Irwell 100/. sh. 560 3,000 1/. 103. Macclesfield 100/. sh. all pd. 52 247 174 Neath 1001. sh. 325 2,400 51. Peak Forest Avet.ge about 761. sh. 104 1,418 We. Regent's (or London) Aver. 33/. 16s. ed. sh. 161 5,669 6/. p Bl cent. Rochdale Average 85/. sh. 711 500 81. Shropshire )251. sh. 138 800 9/. lOs. Somerset Coal 1501. sh. 1511 3,6001. 41 per cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock 121. 105. sh. 111 700 401. Stafford and Worcester 140/. sh. 710 500 91. Shrewsbury 125/. sh. 280 300 91. Stourbridge ....a a ._ .. 1451 sh. 330 3,647 2/. Os. Stratford-on-Avon ...Average 791.95. fld. sh. 40 533 15/. Swansea 100/. sh. 250 3,762 11. 15s. Severn and Wye and Railway ...AT. 35/. sh. 35 1.60 len. 321. 10s. Trent and Mersey, I share 100/. sh. 600 8.149 1 000 sh. 1 , 4 001 0,3 16/. Warwick aad Birmingham 100 ash• 281 9SO 153. Warwick and N ap ton lOOl. eh. 20 1 6,000 4/.05. Worcester and Birmingham.. .Av. 781.85. sh. 731 5,000 25 3 . Wil ts ana Resits .. Average 671. 10s: Bd. sh. 23 800 31. W yrley and Essington 1251. sh 75 126 905 It. Wey and Arun llOl. sh. 22 DOCKS. 1,600& aOOOl. sh. 56 East and West India ....Stock 109 3p. c Commercial . .... Stock 60 3,z;5 1,065 ,31 5 0 5 t h i : Ditto Bonds lOl 3 555. p.ct. London 2,209 2/. 19s. Bristol 68,324/. 51. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts ll3 .352,752 5 percent. St. Kathar ine 105 500,000 41 per cent. Ditto Bonds lO2 20",s000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds ter 10 years lOO £.500 ..... Deptford Pier 201. sh. 201. pd 11 BRIDGES. 1,600 Fs. Hammersrnat. 5O/. sh. 22 7,231 Southwark, Old 1,700 1/. 15s. Ditto, New, of 7a, r. cent. 5O/. sh. 14 5000 5,00)) 18s. 88. Ditto, Old Annuities of 8/. 6O/. pd 19 5,000 Igs. 4d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71 40/. pd 117 60,000!. 51. per cent. Dit to Bonus 5,848 17s Vauxhall Average 70/. 10s. 3d. sh. 23 ASSURANCE COMPANIES. 2,000 31105 Albion 500/. sh. 50/ pd 8€ 50,000 plinetci l5:11 Alliance, B ritish & Foreign 1001. sh. 10;/. pd 14 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 100/. sh. 5/. pd ( 14,000 1/ per sh. Atlas 5O/. sh. 51. pd 14 1,200 ash. 5/. Birmingham 1 ire 2501. sh. 551. pd 107 20,000 41. per cent. British Fire 2501. sh. 50/. pd 41 12,000 61. per cent. British Commercial 504 Ma 5/. pd I 5,000 51. per cent. Clerical, Medial, &c. Life, ICU/. sh. 2/10s pd 4,000 2/ lOs County WO/. sh. 10/. pd 4( 20,000 ss. Eag l e 5O/. sh. 51. pd 5 C 5 er cent., 2 ‘ )° /an p d sot ns.3 Economic I ' ll"' lOOO4 sh. 250/. pd 371 2,271 225. per cent. European Li , s .0/. sh. all pd 21 50,000 2s. Ditto, New 'O/. sh. 21. pd 1 1,000,0001. 71. per ct. Globe Stock 141 20,000 51' Guardian lO O/. sh. 27 1 1 p d 31 10,000 6s. H. Hope 50/. sh. 51. pd I 2,100 5/. 7s. 6d. Imperial lire 500/. sh. 501. pd 131 7,500 93. Imperial tale 1001. sh. 10/. pd li 13,453 4/. per cent. Indemnity 51-. rive leo/. sh. sh. all 8/. IQ 2: 2,020 31 lOs Kest Fire 50/. pd 8! 3/. Ditto Life. 7! 10,000 16s, Law Li fe 1001. sh. 101. pd 21 5.000 10s. London, Fire 251. sh. 121. 10s. pd F 3,900 10s. London, Ship 251. sh. 10/. 10s. pd 1 1,060,000/. ... ..... Minerva Life 100/. sh. 30,01 0 ,1. per cent. Palladium Ufa 50/. sh. 21. pd 21 Ss 04 50,000 41. per cent. Protector Fire 2O/. sh. 2/. pd 17. Od 2,500 I/. Provident Lite lOOl. sh. 101. pd 20 100,000 ss. Rock Life 201. sh. 1/. pd 7 649;220/ 51. per cent. Royal Exch-rige Stock... 2251 6,000 5 per cent. University Lite lOOl. sh. 5/. pd 53 50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 100/. sh. 51. pd 7 JOINT SIOCK BANKS 25,000 8 per cent. Agric. and Comm. of Ireland 25/. sh. 101. pd 5 ; 000 Australasia 4O/. sh. 40/. pd 10,,100 10 percent. Bank 6f Birmingham 5ll. sh. 10/. p 4 10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 5O/. sh. 5/. pd 31,0110 spercent. London and Westminster...lool sh. 20/. pd 6,000 51. London Joint Stock .1,000 4 per cent. Lancaster...a.. ...... .. ........ 100/. sh. 20/. pd '25,000 Liverpool 1001 eh. 10/. pd 100,000 '7l per sent Manchester and Liverpool] District 5O/. sh. 151 pd 20,000 7 per cent. Manchester. 1001. sh. 25/ pd 20,000 . ...... .. Provincial Bank of Ireland...loo/. sh. 05/. pd 20, , 00 National Bank of Ireland ...5"/. sh. 171/. pd 10,000 5 per cent. National Provincial Eng. ...100/. sh. 351. pd 10,000 Gloucestershire 504 sh. 10/. pd 6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire 50/. sh. Si. pd GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 1103 Od Bath 5,000 British 4O/. sh. 161. pd Ana c 5/.percent.l Ditto Provincial s *"`"' /and Bs. 6...5 201. sh. 19 pi 928 5/ 10s Birmingham 5O/. sh. 1,250 2/ Os Bristol 2 0 ,. sh. 1,500 3/ 108 Brighton 9 0/. sh. 750 31 10s Ditto, New 2Ol. sh. 18/. pd 2,471 4S per cent. Brighton General 20/. sh. all pd 1,000 5/. Continental Consolidated 1,000 101. City of London .......... ....• .1001. sh. all pd 1,000 el. Ditto, New lOO/. sh. 60/. pd 4,000 41. 10s. Equitable 5O/. pd 10,000 2f per cent. Imperial 900 5/. per cent. Isle of Thanet .51. sh 2Ol. pa 2,350 6/. per cent. 1 ndependent lOl. sh. all pd 9,000 31. per cent. Phconix 50/. sh. 39/. pd 1,000 41. per cent. Ratcliff .. 100!. sh. 80/. pd 4,000 South Metropolitan 5O/. sh. 19/. pd 9,200 5/. per cent. United General 5O/. sh. 461. pd 240 5/. per cant. Warwick 501. sh. 400 51. per cent Wakefield 25/. sh. 9,000 31. Westminster Chartered 6 , 00 0 12s. Ditto New .511. sh. 10/. pd 800 Yarmouth 20/. sh. 121. pd WATER WORKS. 4 , 4 00 9s. Birmingham 251. sh. 251. pd 4,434 6/. East London lOOl. sh. 5,500 21 10s Grand Junction ....Average 41/ 13s. 4d. sh. 2,000 21. Kent 100/. sh. 372 101. Liverpool Bootle 220/. sh. 1,500 21 lOs New River London Bridge Water Annuities 6,486 1/ 15: Manchester and Salford lOO/. oh. 1,000 4 per cent. South London 100/. sh. 8,294 4/, West Middlesex ....Average 63/. 12s. 9d. sh. 1,360 11 148 York Building Co. Lessee Prop 1004 sh. IRON RAILWAYS. 6,300 Birmingham and Derby 4O/. pd 9,500 Birmingham and Gloucester 15,000 Bristol and Exeter 1001. sh. 15 pd 660 Calcutta and Saugur 50/. sh. 2/. pd 7,500 Cheltenham and G.Western !OW. 5h.112 1 /. 3,000 Clarence lOO/. sh. 1001. pd 12,000 8,000 Dublin and Kilkenny 100/. sh. 21 pa 60,000 Eastern Counties 25/. sh. 714 pd Grand Junction 1001. sh. 951. pd ...... ... Great North of England l3/. pd 5,080 Great Western lOOl. sh. 654 pd 2,000 Hartlepool 100/. sh. 1001. pd 8,000 Hull and Selby 501. sh. 154 pd 10,000 Leeds and Manchester 1001. sh. 5/, pd 2,100 31. per cent, Leeds and Selby 100 sh. 1,500 1/.55. Leicester and Swannington ....501. sh. all pd 5,100 10 per cent. Liverpool and Manchester...lotl.sh. 100/. pd 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares "5/. pd 36,000 ........ London arid Brighten 5O/. sh. 11 / , pd 12,000 • London arid Blackwell 50/. sh. 31. pd 20,000 3 per cent. London end Greenwich 2O/. sit. 204 p 8 25,000 Ditto Quarter Shares 5/. pd 20,000 Ditto ditto New l5/. pd 14,000 London and Croydon Trunk 20/. sh. 201. pd 6,000 Ditto New Scrip 12,000 London Grand Junction 50/. sh. 5/. pd 13,000 Manchester and Leeds lOO/. sh. 301. pd 10,000 Manchester and Birmingham 70/.sh. 10/. pd North Midland 1001. sh. 451. pd Northern and Eastern 100/. sh. 151. pd 2,600 Preston and Wyre 50/. sh. 304 pd 18,000 South Eastern and Dover 9/. pd 1,000 10/. per cent. Stockton arid Darlington 1004 sh. 9,000 .... ..... Thames Haven 501. sh 21. 10s. pd 1,400 6,000 York and North Midland ...50 . sh. 12/. pd MINES. 8,000 Albion Coiiiei -- 5/. sh. 314 pd 4,000 11. ss. Alton 151. sh. 121. lOs pd 10,000 .... ..... Anglo Mexican, iss. 5/. pm.... 1001. eh. all pd Ditto Subscription 25/. pa 2,000 101, Bolanos 150!. sh all pd 10,000 11. 108 Brazilian Imp. iss. 51. pm .351. sh. 20/. pd 6,000 Macaubas & Cocaes United 251. sh. 25/. pd 11,000 Ditto St. John Del Rey 20/. sh. 111.1 pd 10,000 Bolivar Copper Company, 20!. sh. 201. pd 10,000 ••••••••• Ditto Scrip 10/. sh. 10/. pd 20,000 British Iron 50!. sh. 50! pd 6,000 British Copper 5l. sh. ql. pd Cata Branca 614 i d Candonga 7l/. pd 10,000 11 Copiapo 20/. sh, 131. pd 8,500 ... Columbian, iss. 51. pm. 2,850 31. English 12! Its. pd 20,000 6,155 Mexican Company 1001. sh. 5514 pd 3,000 Polberou Consols 10/. sh. 8/. pd 11,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered Ditto Loan Notes l5Ol. pd 30,000 ...... ... United Mexican, iss. 2 pm. ...AU sh. all pd Dittt. Scrip Ditto New Scrip 5 West Cork 501. sh. 50// pd . pd L ITERARY INSTITUTIONS. 1,000 ~,,,,,•• London, with Bronze Ticket 75gs. sh. 1,500 Londo n Universit y 100/. sh. all pd 700 King' College 100/. pa MISCELLANEOUS. 10,000 15s. Australian Agricultural....lo o /. sh. 2611. pd 6,000 41. per cent. British American Land Company 23/. pd 10,000 81 per cent. Canada Company 100/. eh. 281. pd 200,000 51, per cent. Upper CanaAa Loan City Bonds, 4 per cent 20,000 1/. 6s. General Steam Navigation ...15!. sh. 14/. pd 101, per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock 2,000 1L London Coin. Sale Rooms Av. 75/. sh. 8,000 Caoutchouc Company .51 sh. 1214 pd e l ll .and 500,6001. New Brunswick Land Company noi . , pd 2,754 5/. per cent. Reversionary Interest 50c...1001. sh. 100/. pd 100/. sh. 701. pd 501. sh. all pd 1001. sh. 171. pd 1 2 40 , : : 00 :3 00 51. peari:ent.via.hnDarnDitetiiTnNeuein.w:: LIST OF SCOTT AUG 25, 15 H OMPANIES' PRICES . . C 1838. BANKS. 1,500,0091. 6/. ~ ct. Bar -ot S , cotland S3l. 6s. Bd. sh, all pd nx. 00(1 51 p. ct. Be,: of Scotland 100/. sh. all pd 1, 21, 2,000, • 50 0 . 000. Bp. ct. Br.tisli Linen Company 100/. sh. all pd NO/. 3,( , 100 0001• 61. p. ct. Commercial 5OOl. s h. 100/ . pd 111/. 5.000,0u04. t , n . et. National lOO/. sh. 10/. pd 161. 2,000,0001. 6/. p. et. Glasgow Union 250/. sh. 501. pd 864 4, 6 00,00/. 4p. ct. Western of Scotland 2001. sh 401. pd 591. INSURANCE COMPANIES. 256.0005 h. 61p. ct. Scottish Union 20/. sh. 11. pd 3fs 7,500 ni p. ct. Hercules lOO/. sh. 10/. pd 131 15 q lop 000 sp. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland ....10/. sh. all pd 910 s. _ __ 5 0 00 (3 p. ct. North British 290/ : sh. 10/. pd 181._ . i:000 sp. et. Caledonian Fir e 1001. sh. 10/. pd 1910 s 5,0 00 ft p. ct. Edinburgh Idl e 1001. sh. 104 p.i 14110 s 1011, 000 SI p. ct. West of Scotl an d lO4 pd 71 Cs 3IBCELLANEOUS .., ..... Edin. ,tid G!as. Uri. Cana1...50/. sh. a ll pd 104 Ditto Allowed Os/. sh. all pd 501. 5,400 5 per cent. Edinb. Joint :,tack NVater....2s/. sh. all pd :";91 Carron Iron Company 250/. sh. all pd 44/. i,ooitsh 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Fount:Wry 50/. sh 4;1. pd 52/. ,0,600 3 per ceat. Edinburgh & Leith Glass 20/. sh. 16?. pd S/ 4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas 9 51. sh. all pd 101 4,450 10 per cent. Glasgow . G as 9 5/. sh. all pd WI/. 750 7i per cent. Leith Coal Gas 20/. sh. all pd 4 sl. `.,21 0 Edinburgh andDalkeith Rai' way...soL sh 178/ 1000 5 1 er cent. 1 - '7 , li table Loan Conipany 'lsl.sh. pu 9/. 11! 4,810 THE LATE DUEL ON WIMBLEDON THE JESTS OF HIEROCLES COMMON. ADJOURNED INQUEST.—YESTERDAY. (From our Second Edition of last night.) Mr. Scott's statement continued—He then told me that Mr. Broughton had kindly offered my services in case of need. Eliot then walked away a short distance, but I - did not see where, as the pistols wore about to be loaded, and my attention was engaged in seeing that all was fair. All the pistols were loaded by Mr. Eliot's second. Mr. Mirfin brought his pistols. After they were loaded, the pistols were all put together, and they threw up for choice. Each second was anxious to have their own pistols. The toss was won by Elliot's second ; and the first shot was fired with Eliot's pistols. If a second shot was fired Mr. Eliot's second wished to have the same pistols again. Mr. Broughton objected to that; this was at first : they tossed again, and Mr. Broughton won that, and it was arranged that if there was a second shot Mr. Mirfin should fire with his own pistols. All being arranged, Mr. Broughton then walked up for Mr. Mirfin. I waited at the bottom of the hill. Broughton placed his man, and Eliot's second did the same. The parties were placed at twelve paces distance. The seconds then walked up to the pistols, and took one each of Mr. Eliot's, which were given to the principals. By arrangement the signal was given by Mr. Eliot's second. I was then standing with Broughton, Mr. Eliot's second, and two or three gen tlemen I did not know, at about seven paces to the side. One of these gentlemen saw the pistols loaded ; they were connected with Mr. Eliot. The words were then given—" Gentlemen are you ready ; stop." At the word "stop" they were to fire, which they immediately did. They fired at the same moment—they both discharged at each other; neither of them fired in the air. I saw the ball from Eliot's pistol pass through Mirfin's hat, and I walked up and told him of it. Mirfin took off his hat and looked at it, but said nothing. The seconds then in terfered to reconcile the parties, but Mr. Mirfin would accept no apology but a written one, which Eliot refused. Mr. Mirfin insisted upon a second fire. The parties never left their ground, and the pistols were given to each as be fore—the pistols which Mr. Mirfin brought. The words were repeated by Eliot's second as before. Eliot's pistol was fired a little before Mirfin's; I could hear two distinct sounds. They fired at each other again. At that moment I did not perceive that either ball had taken effect. Mr. Mirfin walked up to me about six paces, and said I am wounded, and at the same time held his left hand to his right side. I said, Where? lam exceedingly sorry to hear it. He then rose his fingers to shew me where he was hit. I then shook him by the hand and said, Good bye, God bless you ; he said, Good bye. I then assisted to lay him on the grass, and I immediately unbuttoned his jacket and waist. coat, tore up his shirt, and found he was wounded be tween the fifth and sixth ribs. I then thought it was be tween the fourth and fifth. I probed the wound with my finger, on doing so I immediately pronounced it fatal. Broughton then walked up and said, what shall I do ? and I said, Leave as quick as nossible. The other par. ties were standing a few paces from me looking on. Mr. Broughton then went away. Some one returned and asked if the wound was a fatal one ? By the voice I thought it was Broughton, but I could not see, being engaged with my patient, I said Yes. The other parties went away without rendering any assistance. In about five minutee, tall gentleman, one of the parties, returned, and asked how he was getting on? I said, He is dead, or dying. The deceased died in about ten minutes after receiving the shot, and very shortly after the gentleman was there. I asked the gentleman to wait, saying, You cannot be any worse off than I am. The gentleman, after promising he would stay, ran off towards the mill, and I have never seen him since. I did not know him, but I should know any of them were Ito see them. Other parties came down after some time, and I asked them to assist me in carrying the body up the hill, which they did. There was no one left on the ground but myself and the body, and I was anxious to get away as soon as I could. The deceased was then placed in a cab, and brought to his own house. I have seen none of the parties since. I only know the residence of Broughton, who resides at 22 or 23, Bryanston-street, Bryanston square. I had not been told by the deceased or his second that a duel was to take place, but from all the circumstances that came under my observation, I believed such was the case. I understood on the morning that I was sent for that it was an appointment for the parties to meet. There can be no doubt but that the deceased lost his life through the pistol shot wound. I have no knowledge when the appointment was made, but I should say it was after I left Mr. Mirfin on the Tuesday at eleven o'clock. I was not at the Saloon that evening. I never heard the deceased mention Mr. Eliot's name, and have no knowledge of the occurrence that led to *he meeting. The deceased had been living very abstemiously for some time, having had a fractured rib on the left side. Did not hear him mention Mr. Eliot's name in re lation to the fractured rib. That is all I have to state except that I brought home the body, and called in a professional man to examine it. Mr. Scott was then sworn to the foregoing facts, and after the Coroner had read his deposition to him, he said there was only one additional observation he had to make, that neither he nor the deceased were aware that the pistols had hair trig gers, and that the mere cocking of the pistols did not touch the hair. The only advantage Mr. Eliot could have had would be the touching the spring below, which acted upon the hair, that might account for the report of Eliot's pistol being heard before the report of the deceased's. Mr. Scott then signed the deposition and left the room. William Lawson, the servant of the deceased, was then recalled, and said that Scott and Broughton breakfasted with his master on the morning of Wednesday the 22d. The CORONER and Jury severely reprimanded the witness for for having stated on the former occasion that his master left his house alone. Witness—Well I did not see any body go away pith him. A Juror—Who opened the door for Mr. Scott ? Witness—l suppose he opened it himself. A Juror—Did he not say anything to you as be went out ? Witness—He called to me to fasten the door. Another Juror—l think you have been bribed. Did any one dine with your master the day before ? Witness— Not that I recollect. The Juror—You don't appear to recollect anything. Several of the Jury here stated to the Coroner, that they thought this man ought to be committed. The CORONER then said that all the parties had not as yet been identified. There was no doubt that Eliot was the principal, but they had not as yet ascertained the name of the second of Eliot. He therefore submitted whether it would not be right that the police should have further time for the purpose of finding the rest of the parties. Field said, that at two o'clock this morning, he received information that a certain gentleman was on the ground. He had not seen that gentleman, but he believed he was in town. The CORONER—If you think there is no chance of getting any further information, I would now make a few remarks at once to the Jury, by way of summing up the evidence.; but if you think there is a chance of getting fur ther information, although we have sat here three times, it would be our duty to adjourn. Field—l think there is a chance of getting further evi dence. The CORONER observed, it was a matter of great import ance, not only in justice to the party who had lost his life, but to the country generally. Richard White, livery-stable.keeper, Walworth, being sworn, said, on the 22d of August, the horse and chaise be longing to Mr. Mirfin left his yard, when Mr. Broughton gave him his card, requesting him to buy a pony for Sir John Broughton. The chaise left the yard about half-past four o'clock, and bad not been out that day before. Inspector Field said he found the horse and chaise at a house belonging to Mr. Young in Chester's stables. Mr. White said he knew Mr. Broughton; his name was Edward Delves Broughton. Mr. Field promised to be able to say on Friday whether he would carry the case any further ; and it was arranged that the Jury should adjourn till that day. Mr. Scott was then recalled, and informed by the Coroner, that as the information he had given had been voluntarily given, he would not deal harshly with him, and he would allow him to be at large on his own recognizances, to appear on Friday. Mr. Scott was then bound over in the sum of 1001., and said he had not acted on his own advice in keeping out of the way, but on that of his legal adviser. Adjourned till Friday. 24 21} 22a 98 36 6i 364 3 240 0 NEW BOOKS OF TRAVELS.—Mr. Bentley, pub lisher in ordinary to her Majesty, New Burlington-street, has recently published the following new books of travels and voyages, which may now be obtained of all booksellers :- 1. The Marquis of Londonderry's Tour to the Northern Courts of Europe in 1836-7, dedicated to the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., 2 vols., Bvo., with numerous portraits and other engravings, 245. 2. New Zealand; Travels and Ad ventures during a residence in that country from the year 1831 to 1837, by J. S. Polack, Esq., 2 vols., Bvo., with map and many other illustrations. 3. A Winter in St. Peters. burgh, the City of the Czar, by Thomas Raikes, Esq., 1 vol., Bvo., 12s. 4. Three Months' Leave; a visit to the Grecian Isles, Constantinople, Vienna, Hungary, &c., by W. G. Rose, Esq., 60th Rifles, 1 vol., 10s. 6d. 5. 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The above (the Author's editions) are the only complete and correct editions of these works; all others are abridgements. One day last week some workmen, in digging away the earth in a yard at the north side of the Brack Mount, dis covered, at the depth of 13 feet from the surface, in the solid chalk, a perfect human skeleton, deposited in a light mould in termixed with portions of charcoal, and on the left side of it the hones of a large boar's head, also perfect. The skull of the skeleton is in the possession of a gentleman residing ;:t. Lewes.—Sussex Advertiser. EXTRAORDINARY VEGETATION.—There is at present gtowing in the garden of Mr. John Prichard, near Clodock Church, a Savoy cabbage of the remarkable circum ference of 11 feet 10 inches ; extreme breadth, 3 feet 10 inches ; length of the largest leaf, 2 feet ; breadth of ditto, 1 foot 6 inches.—Hereford Times. (From the Bristol Mercury.) As no English tradition has been given of the "Jests of Hierocles," since one that appeared in the Gentleman's Maga zine more than half a century ago, I shall think no apology necessary for presenting the public with a new one in the pre sent paper. Porson said that most of the modern jests might be found in the ancients. To say this was to say too much ; but the reader will doubtless recognize, among those of Hiero cles on the pedants, some that he had before seen related of Irishmen. A pedant, indeed, or secluded man of reading, was to the Greeks or Romans, as a subject of jest, what an Irish man is to the English—whatever absurdities they wished to publish they published as committed by pedants. Hierocles was a Platonic philosopher, who flourished at Alexandria:abo ut a. n. 485, and wrote a commentary on the Golden Verses of Pythagoras, and a book on providence, of which latter there remain only fragments. The present translation of his Face tic, or Jests, is given from the edition of Schier :- 1. A pedant, attempting to swim, and being almost drowned, swore 'that he would never enter the water again until he should have learned to swim. 2. A pedant offered a horse for sale. A purchaser coming up and looking at his teeth, asked whether he had cast once or twice. " Twice," replied the pedant, "for he cast both me and my father." 3. A pedant, meeting another pedant, said, " I saw you in a dream lately, and spoke to you." " Did you ?" replied the other, " then I must beg pardon for not answering you." 4. A pedant, visiting a sick man, inquired how he was ; but the patient was not able to answer him. Upon this the pedant got into a rage, and said, " I wish that I myself may b e sick, and unable to answer you when you come to see me.' 5. Another pedant had a horse to sell, and a man camel to inspect his teeth. " Why do you look at his teeth ?" s aid he ; " see how he eats and walks." 6. A pedant meeting a physician said, " Pardon me, an a do not blame me for not having been sick." 7. A pedant, wishing to catch a mouse which was continually gnawing his books, sat down eating meat opposite its [bole). (The text is here either corrupt or imperfect, Schier's Latlo is carnem mandens c reglone ejus consedit.) 8. A pedant, wishing to teach his horse to eat little, dimi nished his quantity of food gradually every day. The hors: at length dying of hunger, " I have suffered a great loss , said the pedant ; " for just as I had brought him to live upo' nothing, he died." 9. A pedant having a house to sell, carried about with bon a stone as a sample of it. 10. A pedant desiring to know if be looked well when he was asleep, attempted to look into a glass with his eyes shut- ; 11. A pedant, having bought a house, stood looking out 0' a window of it, and asked the passers-by whether the hous° became him. 12. A pedant having dreamed that he had trodden on e , spike and hurt his foot, bound it up. Another, having learne d the reason, advised him not sleep without his shoes. 13. A pedant, meeting a physician, hid himself behind ! wall. Somebody inquiring the reason, he replied that it Ws: long since he was sick, and that he was ashamed to look tb physician in the face. 14. A person said to a pedant, " Your field has been carried away by a flood." " And what shall I say to the flood ?" re" plied he. 13. A pedant, having a cask of wine, sealed it up. But his 0t slave, boring a hole in the bottom, drew off the greater part it. The pedant, finding the wine diminished, and the seal u 0 broken, expressed his surprise how the liquor could have been taken away. " Perhaps," said his friend, "it may have be en drawn out at the bottom." " You fool," said he, "hove es e that be, when it is the top part that is missing." f 16. A pedant seeing some sparrows on a tree went up o ° .t l , B f to the stem of it and shook it, spreading out his ga rmen t at same time 'to catch the sparrows as they fell. 17. A pedant meeting another pedant, said, " I thought Y eti ,' were dead." " But you see me," said the other," still alive. " And yet the man who t o ld me ," sa id h e , " was muc h M ere worthy of credit than you." 18. A pedant, walking out in his field, inquired whether tbicei water which he saw in a we ll th ere was good. He was toe ; that it was very good, an d h a d b een d run k b y hi s f ore f a thers,: What long necks they m us t h ave h a d , " sa id h e, "to drill. water at such a depth." 19. A pedant being told that a crow would live two W I• dred years, bought a young one to make the experiment. 20. A pedant being in danger of shipwr ec k, an d s eeing : Pi, fellow-passengers clinging to different things for safety , l e lowed their example by grasping the anchor. 21. One of two brothers died. A pedant meeting the S W ' vivcr, said, " Was it you that died or your brother ?" 22. A pedant being at sea in a storm, called for writing 111 terials to make his will ; and seeing his slaves afraid ofsh' l ( wreck, said, " Do not be concerned, for I make you all free' to 23. A pedant desiring to be ferried over a river, came °P', OO the side of the boat on horseback, saying that he was i'et ' great a hurry to go on foot. 24. A pedantic student, being in want of money, sol t books, and writing to his father, said, " Rejoice with me, f el. a last my books support me." r o f 25. A pedant, whose child was dead, seeing a nurnb e .tr y persons collected to the funeral, said, " I am ashamed to e* such a little boy through so great a crowd." gas 26. The son of a pedant, being about to go to the w nein!' vowed that he would bring home the head of one of the e bot al " I should be content," replied the father, " th a t Ye us f ad come home without a head, if I might wel come you sae sound." 27. The friend of a pedant, who happened to be staying Greece, wrote to him, requesting him to e him cereal books. The pedant, having neglected the commission, 2' 00 procur . !, 3 to his friend, the next time he met him, " That letter, which Y sent meabout the books, I did not receive." err 28. A pedant, a b a ld man, and a. barber, travelling toge t h agreed for their mutual safety, to watch during the night t oes four hours. The barber's turn was the first, who shav ed pedant as h e l ay as l eep , an d, at t h e exp i rat i on o f the t o p waked him. Th e p e d ant , putt i ng hi s h an d to his bra* scratch it, and finding- it bald, cried out, " You rasc al barber, you have walcCd the bald man instead of me." or 0 These are all the jests of Hierocles sons f pedants , l ies. least all that have been printed. It has been said by Sart $ in a letter t o S a l mas i us , th a t t h ere were ot h ers in the Pe 01 sion of Isaac Voasius. which have not yet been published ; t yet he produced one on two cowards, of which, as it has 13° I . c elf, been translated into English, I shall, though it is SC : O O 4 worth the trouble, give a translation here : A coward be, another coward a penny : "It is tied in my purse," s el e 0 4. which hangs atmy girdle, loose the string and take it. tio i, is enough," said th e o th er , " go , l am sat i s fi e d." I.l ,! g oo tlie dity was so great that h e was a f ra id t o t a k e th e pennythe other's purse wh en h e was t o ld t o t a k e i t , th oug h be k rle other to be a coward as well as himself. • I, rIl lo "SKYING A COPPER."—An acc id en t, w ine , . a f ee have been attended with serious consequences, oec tire 'e terday at the house of a lady named Fleetwood, residing i s MO John's Wood, from the dangerous practice of clearingof the by an explosion of gunpowder. It appear s that one w pre' domestics, finding the flue of the copper would not dr a „ cured some gunpowder and threw it into the fire, virile', Or diosion took place; which scattered the brickwork of tb lid the per about the kitchen to the severe injury of the girl a alarm of the other inmates of the house. • PRIZE CUP S.—New and Second-handS l/1 1 00 1 :j PRIZE CUPS are offered at very Reduced Prices, snd may be made from a great variety, both o f Si zes a nd ra t toob'',l: T. COX SAVORY'S, Goldsmith, and Watchmaker, 47, She et London (Seven Doors from Gracechurch-street). • 14 '' fette r ' Drawings of Cups will be forw ar d e d b y pos t , as a s ingle - 1) 6 answer to a post-paid application. os VW It is desirable Letters for Drawings should men -1 c itOr/ tke Size or about the Price of the Cup or Cups that m ay 1_2:.1.:,... BIRTHS. At Genoa, on the 19th ult., the lady of the Rev. Th on . ../s il oc t ; vev, M.A., her Majesty's Resident Chaplain in that city,ree On the 31st ult., at Barwell, Leicestershire, the lady of T. Hook Pearson, 16th Lancers, of a daughter. .01,113' soe',d On the 2d inst., Mrs. Atkins, Broadway , Deptford , o f On the 3d inst., at the Lawn, South Lambeth, Mrs. Bicknell, of a daughter. datio te a l , On the 2d inst., Mrs. Collisson, of Harpur-street, of ° o dbef f/ On the let inst., the lady of J. T. Berkley, Esq., " of Stoke Newington, of a daughter. I se/ On the 31st ult., at New Timber-place, Sussex, the so „ps Charles Gordon, of a daughter. On the 2d inst., at Chiswick, the wife of William Xinse f, t. of Suffolk•street, Pall-mall, of a daughter. ter #1 Li eu ,/ On the Ist inst., at Hoddesden, Herta, the lady of Colonel Baker, of a son. MARRIED. 943 rrhoo3 - On the Ist inst., at St. Panc ras Ch urc h , J ames gb• ter of Devonshire-street, Po r tl an d- p l ace, to Mar i a, on ly &A u of the late Captain John Hudson, R.N. .t , 1 10' On the 3d inst., a t St oc k we ll Ch ape l , Titus Rictfoe Streatham Paragon, t o Mi ss M art h a Lee, of IFJP° ton-rise. T I fr ei lot e On the 25th ult., a t T r i n it y Ch urc h, Ch e l se a, o f tb - b olo• Dix, Surgeon, 94th Regiment, to Miss King, daughterd, h Pori,ool c , f James King, Esq of Saltwell Cottage, n e a r Gateshe a pot ter 0E On On the lst inst., at Lewisham, Kent, Leon, son d a ttS Famin, of Tours, in France, to Harriet Sarah, fourth Martin William Livermore, of Chiswell-street. 014. , Sq. In August, at Clapham Church, George Back, E N v o lke to Margaret, youngest daughter of the late William ie• •vvi to D of Brunswick-square, and King's Bench-walk, Tent f i e la, On the 30th ult., at the Cathedral Church, Lien for e9 ll ;,orie Herbert Woodhouse, Esq., of Lyswayes Hall, S,tl,, sir Helena Sarah Charlotte, ldest daughter of the lab -- Oakeley, Bart. O rr DIED. n On the 2d in s t., a t M r . John L ciapto , ee's, Upper IIIi" Jo bs Ellis, formerly of Lewisham, aged 48. the lat e On the Ist inst., at Southgate, Mary, widow o nr , ) 18 4.. t Wilkinson, Esq., of Ebury-street, Pimlico, aged '''''. l et del l° On the Ist inst., at Ipswich, Mrs. Elizabeth On the 3,1 inst., George John, third son cit . I ‘,-. r e etr Le. o tt Boulton, of Wellington-place, West Hackney, aged • - f park - On the 3d ult., at Paris, John Channon, Esq., ° 01 ' ...rosvenor-square. bter On the 2d inst., at Blackheath, Isabella MoYle• daa On the Ist inst., at Blackheath, Harriet, fourth 4° ' Major Goldie, Bengal Native Infantry, aged 14. ,rbonaa s On the 3d inst., at Pelham-crescent, Brompton, e 110 0 A tell, fourth son of Mr. Charles Jopling, aged la 'fair' tli 1) On the 30th ult., at Douglas Castle, Nor",n m i ,r1, 1 ,0 - I ( fr Captain George Douglas, R.N., brother of the 1 % b ~o r e, Douglas. ler Sia f Berk e wh it On the ist inst., at 'ladle- lf Vere, 0 I t 1 rs. Clabor. re 0 1 awd H 3.. willia° On the 2d in s t. Elizabeth, relict of the late o. Esq., of Exmimter, Devonshire, aged 73. of 1. 4 .::.- ° . - y otiN G ' e co l° Loudon : Printed and Published by MURD btrand'ul 112, Strand, at The Sten Office, No. 1 13 ' a sk of Middleox.—Wednesday, September 3, lau - - th i